Trinder excited about prospect of Sevens at Kingsholm

The way centre Henry Trinder has emerged as a key cog in the Gloucester Rugby back line over the past couple of years is testament to the faith that the Cherry and Whites are willing to place in youth.

The selection policy of 'If you're good enough, you're old enough' is borne out by the emergence of the likes of Trinder, Freddie Burns, Jonny May and Charlie Sharples all at the same time.

And with this summer's J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7's rolling into view, the next generation of Gloucester speedsters will soon get the chance to earn their stripes.

Trinder, who at only 23 years old is already a veteran of over 30 Aviva Premiership appearances, and a 2012 J.P. Morgan Premiership Rugby 7s Ambassador, cannot wait to see what the future holds for Gloucester.

"If I'm not involved on the evening myself, I will definitely be going to watch the guys, to see what youngsters we have got coming through," he said.

"It's a fantastic tournament from that point of view, and at a club like Gloucester where your age doesn't matter it's a great opportunity for players to get noticed.

"Look at someone like Ian Clark this year, we had a few injuries and he got his chance in the first XV and took it with both hands.

"That came about because of the JP Morgan Sevens and the A-League. He played his best in every game and earned his selection.

"I'm actually really excited about the chance to catch some of the young guys, see them running in tries and representing Gloucester because that's what it's all about."

The final pool of the J.P. Morgan Premiership Rugby 7s Series kicks off at 7.30pm on Thursday, 26 July at Kingsholm.

Gloucester Rugby will be battling Bath Rugby, Exeter Chiefs and Worcester Warriors for the last two places in the final at Bath on Friday, 3 August.

Argentine international Mariano Galarza made his Gloucester Rugby debut on Sunday afternoon, and despite a disappointing reverse to Sale Sharks, the giant Puma was just glad to be making his long-awaited bow in Cherry and White.

Having skippered Scotland to a hard fought 25-13 defeat against England at Twickenham on Saturday, Greig Laidlaw spoke of the frustrations of his side doing so many good things and making real progress as a team but still finishing on the wrong end of the scoreline.

GRTV caught up with Neil McCarthy as he was unveiled as the new Head of Academy. The ex-Gloucester front rower is looking forward to getting to work with the vast arrays of talent in the Academy and across Gloucestershire.

Although understandably disappointed to see Northampton snatch a 33-33 draw with a last gasp try on Saturday, Gareth Evans told GRTV after the game that the result shows how far Gloucester have come as a team this season.

Gloucester scrum half Greig Laidlaw spoke to GRTV after the 33-33 draw with Northampton Saints on Saturday, and the Scotsman described how the hosts played some great rugby, but will rue not holding the lead which keeps them in touch with the top seven.

Although Gloucester could take many positives from the 33-33 draw with Northampton Saints on Saturday, centre Bill Meakes admitted it was a strange feeling at the final whistle with Gloucester having probably done enough to win the game.

Speaking after the 33-33 draw with Northampton Saints on Saturday, David Humphreys admitted that he was happy with many aspects of the team's performance but regretted a missed opportunity to defeat the Premiership champions.

Hartpury U18s won the AASE league for the sixth year in a row last week beating Filton College in the Final at Allianz Park by 50 points to nil, while Bromsgrove School won their first NatWest U18 Schools Cup.

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